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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 9d
Sasha Keable covers issue 171 of Crack Magazine.

Words: Sophie Lou Wilson
Photography: Elliot Hensford
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 9d
By the end of 2024, her single ‘Hold Up’ was a viral TikTok hit and Beyoncé had described her as one of her favourite artists. “Everything started going up and up and up, and it’s just been a whirlwind from then,” she says.

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Sasha Keable: Turn the Page | Cover Story
Years of industry frustration had Sasha Keable ready to give it all up. Then, last year, her single 'Hold Up' blew up on TikTok, reintroducing the south Londoner to an audience that resonated with her...
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 9d
Burnt out and frustrated by a music industry that kept trying to pigeonhole her, Sasha Keable gave herself an ultimatum early last year: if she was still not where she wanted to be in 12 months’ time, she would focus on songwriting for other artists instead.

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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 9d
Sasha Keable covers issue 171 of Crack Magazine.

Words: Sophie Lou Wilson
Photography: Elliot Hensford
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 15d
Ahead of her performance at Lunchmeat Festival in Prague (taking place 22-28 September), Ouri has curated a playlist to unwind to. Her Selections choices span glitchy electronic beats, blissed out dreamy vocalists and atmospheric soundscapes.

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Listen to a playlist to unwind to curated by Ouri
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 15d
Bristol-based DJ and producer Josi Devil serves up over an hour of bass music exploration via deep cuts and unreleased tracks for his eclectic Crack Mix, exploring dub, techno, garage, ambient and more.

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Crack Mix: Josi Devil
Bristol-based DJ and producer Josi Devil serves up over an hour of bass music exploration via deep cuts and unreleased tracks for his eclectic Crack Mix, exploring dub, techno, garage, ambient and…
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 16d
The Spanish festival returned to Santiago de Compostela this September with a programme centred on immersive audiovisual installations, club nights, and cutting-edge electronic music.

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In Photos: WOS Festival 2025
WOS festival returned to Santiago de Compostela this September with a programme including performances by Batu, Objekt, Rainy Miller, Purelink and more.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 16d
The festival will take place in Bern, Switzerland, from 20-23 November with Erika de Casier, John Glacier, Smerz, and more on the line-up.

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Full of Lava announces full programme for 2025
The festival will take place in Bern, Switzerland, from 20-23 November with Erika de Casier, John Glacier, Smerz, and more on the line-up.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 16d
Blackpool-born creator of uncanny sonic (and visual) worlds, Joanne Robertson, explains the influence of Germany’s multidisciplinary abstract artist Jutta Koether.

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Pay It Forward: Joanne Robertson on Jutta Koether
Blackpool-born creator of uncanny sonic (and visual) worlds, Joanne Robertson, explains the influence of Germany’s multidisciplinary abstract artist Jutta Koether.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 16d
ROBOT Festival has revealed the full line-up for its 16th edition, which will take place from 9-11 October in Bologna, Italy.

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ROBOT Festival announces full programme for 2025
ROBOT Festival has revealed the full line-up for its 16th edition, which will take place from 9-11 October in Bologna, Italy.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 17d
As they gear up to release their first album on the UK label Domino, Upchuck are tearing through Europe with a righteous onslaught of fury and mischief. It’s time to buckle up.

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Atlanta punks Upchuck are pushing into new territory
​​As they gear up to release their first album on the UK label Domino, Upchuck are tearing through Europe with a righteous onslaught of fury and mischief. It’s time to buckle up.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 17d
The festival's RAYE-headlined day saw performances from JADE, Tyla, and a last-minute set from FKA twigs.

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In Photos: All Points East 2025
The festival's RAYE-headlined day saw performances from JADE, Tyla, and a last-minute set from FKA twigs.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 17d
This autumn, avant-garde festival Mucho Flow returns to various venues across the Portuguese city of Guimarães for three days of experimental electronics and performance art.

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Nick León, YHWH Nailgun and more join the line-up for Mucho Flow 2025
Mucho Flow will return to various venues across the Portuguese city of Guimarães from 30 October - 1 November.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 17d
The series of events will take place from 9-12 October at Rex Club in Paris, while the book, titled Nul si découvert, is set for release on 8 October.

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Rex Club announces new book and Ivan Smagghe-curated weekender
The series of events will take place from 9-12 October at Rex Club in Paris, while the book, titled Nul si découvert, is set for release on 8 October.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 28d
Ahead of a string of autumn festival dates, here Rainy Miller curates a playlist that represents a “soundtrack to anemoia – the feeling of nostalgia for a time or experience that you haven’t personally lived.”

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Listen to Rainy Miller's soundtrack for moments of anemoia
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 28d
Skepta's Big Smoke Festival returned to Crystal Palace Bowl last month for a two-day takeover, as part of this year’s South Facing Festival series.

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In Photos: Big Smoke Festival 2025
Skepta's Big Smoke Festival returned to Crystal Palace Bowl last month for a two-day takeover, as part of this year’s South Facing Festival series.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 28d
The Rewire x Korzo concert series returns on Friday, 3 October at The Hague’s Korzo Theatre.

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SHAPE+ Platform affiliate Farzané to perform at Rewire x Korzo
The Rewire x Korzo concert series returns on Friday, 3 October at The Hague’s Korzo Theatre.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 28d
As the iconic synth gets a fresh lick of paint from designer Swifty, songwriter-producer Laura Misch describes her enduring love for Novation's Bass Station II.

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Laura Misch on the classic synth at the heart of her sound
As the iconic synth gets a fresh lick of paint from designer Swifty, songwriter-producer Laura Misch describes her enduring love for Novation's Bass Station II.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 29d
With their disorienting debut mixtape 'Lightning Hit the Trees', London-based collective PARADE harness the freewheeling energy of their longstanding friendships and eclectic tastes, gliding between free jazz, noise-rap, trip-hop, and more.

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PARADE’s strange sonic world explores the unsteady relationship between the real and imaginary
With their disorienting debut mixtape 'Lightning Hit the Trees', London-based collective PARADE harness the freewheeling energy of their longstanding friendships and eclectic tastes, gliding between…
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · 29d
Whether piecing together fragments of the past or sculpting serenity from distortion, Rasti’s music leans into transition and transformation.

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Listen to a playlist for transitional times, selected by Ava Rasti
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 7
Mixer, producer and writer Amy Sergeant reflects on the skills that have shaped her career so far, and the Mix With The Masters seminar that deepened her confidence in both her instincts and abilities.

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How mixer Amy Sergeant built her career as a music maker
Mixer and producer Amy Sergeant reflects on the Mix With The Masters seminar that deepened her confidence, instincts and skills.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 7
Ahead of a festival appearance at Palomosa next weekend, Loukeman slows things down with a playlist meant for quieter moments – music for sitting by a fire, or letting time stretch out beside a lake in northern Canada.

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Listen to a playlist for fireside summer nights by the lake, curated by Loukeman
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 7
The experimental music festival returns to Riga, Latvia, from 3-4 October.

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Skaņu Mežs announces R3YWYA, KAVARI, and more for its 23rd edition
The experimental music festival returns to Riga, Latvia, from 3-4 October.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 6
The Montréal hip-hop trio are tapping into personal experience and the lesser-spotted influence of early 2000s rap-R&B link-ups to create something timeless.

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Montréal hip-hop trio Planet Giza are keeping it real
The trio are tapping into personal experience and the lesser-spotted influence of early 2000s rap-R&B link-ups to create something timeless.
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Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 6
Sam Austins’ rise hasn’t been straightforward. A period of houselessness followed his isolated teenage years, while label rejection forced a rethink. Then, 'Seasons' went viral – and a new chapter was written.

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Sam Austins: “That viral moment saved my life”
Sam Austins’ rise hasn’t been straightforward. A period of houselessness followed his isolated teenage years, while label rejection forced a rethink – hardships that have shaped the contours of his…
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